Four asylum seekers dead after boat capsizes off Tunisi

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Four Tunisian asylum seekers have died and 21 others were rescued after their boat sank while trying to reach the Italian coast, a judicial source said. The boat capsized after leaving Sfax in eastern Tunisia on Tuesday, court spokesman Faouzi Masmoudi told AFP on Wednesday, noting that an investigation had been opened. Sfax has become a major hub for irregular refugees from